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Title: What dog food do you use?
Post by: steve04 on May 12, 2013, 09:16:07 AM: What dog food do you use? I'm currently using the Kirkland brand super premium puppy food for my 6 month old Gsp/weim. He seems to have a healthy coat and his weight seems fine. I've heard both good and bad about it. So is it good or not?
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Post by: ducksdogsdownriggers on May 12, 2013, 09:37:02 AM: My vet recommends Costco dog food for bird dogs and so do I... been feeding it for 10+ years to all my dogs. The Kirkland brand is made by Diamond and there are those on here that won't feed it because of Diamond recalls-the dog food distributed on the west coast has never been affected. All my dogs eat the Kirkland Lamb and Rice except my newest dog, 13 mo BLF, who has had digestive issues since day one. She is on Natures Domain grain free Salmon and Sweet Potato, sold exclusively at Costco-great food but a bit more pricey.
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Post by: steve04 on May 12, 2013, 09:43:11 AM: Exactly what I wanted to hear. Thanks
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Post by: Stilly bay on May 12, 2013, 10:00:06 AM: Ol' Roy because it has a setter dog on the bag :tup:

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Post by: huntnfmly on May 12, 2013, 10:27:51 AM: Just started feeding my springer blue buffalo wilderness.seems good so far plus not much crap to pick up
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Post by: tommyjohnston on May 12, 2013, 10:46:53 AM: Blue buffalo large breed puppy in chicken. Expensive but she doesn't carry excess weight.
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Post by: ac_156 on May 12, 2013, 11:21:58 AM: nutra nuggets lamb and rice formula good quality inexpensive food that doesn't contain corn, dog has food allergy. recommended by vet
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Post by: brokenvet on May 12, 2013, 11:54:58 AM: Check your dogs belly for discoloration or spots, maybe black or dark brown could other colors too. If you see something this maybe an indication that the dog is allergic to that food.

Benefull works for my dog.
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Post by: benbo30 on May 12, 2013, 11:56:40 AM: Quote from: ac_156 on May 12, 2013, 11:21:58 AM
nutra nuggets lamb and rice formula good quality inexpensive food that doesn't contain corn, dog has food allergy. recommended by vet

:tup: I second this food , you can buy it at fred meyer or Costco , freds is cheaper .... I used to feed diamond lamb and rice but with all the recalls and crap they had I switched to nutra nuggets
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Post by: Forks on May 12, 2013, 12:47:45 PM: Pro Plan chicken/lamb rice. Feb-Sept. Performance Oct.-Jan.
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Post by: st8uppointers on May 12, 2013, 12:55:43 PM: Black gold!
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Post by: Johnb317 on May 12, 2013, 01:33:26 PM: Avoderm, but prices keep going up. If she were younger I'd switch to costco.
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Post by: steve04 on May 12, 2013, 02:06:43 PM: How much should large breed puppy at 6
Months of age be eating? I've been going off the recommended chart amount on the side of the bag which is about 6 cups a day (3 cups in the morn and 3 in the afternoon.) is this enough?
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Post by: Stilly bay on May 12, 2013, 02:33:43 PM: Quote from: steve04 on May 12, 2013, 02:06:43 PM
How much should large breed puppy at 6
Months of age be eating? I've been going off the recommended chart amount on the side of the bag which is about 6 cups a day (3 cups in the morn and 3 in the afternoon.) is this enough?

I don't know about your pups nutritional requirements, but generally Three cups is a lot of food for a pup to eat in one sitting. if your schedule allows, feed him three times a day.
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Post by: benbo30 on May 12, 2013, 07:48:57 PM: Quote from: steve04 on May 12, 2013, 02:06:43 PM
How much should large breed puppy at 6
Months of age be eating? I've been going off the recommended chart amount on the side of the bag which is about 6 cups a day (3 cups in the morn and 3 in the afternoon.) is this enough?

that's a lot of food IMO , never go by the chart go by your dog ... all my dogs eat about 3-4 cups each per day .. and I have labs and a weim. that run around a lot out here and hold weight really good.
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Post by: whitey on May 13, 2013, 12:55:10 AM: Diamond brand is awesome. I run my dogs on this for the last 20 years and have always had great luck with it. I use High Energy during hunting season and maintains during the off season. Lower protein but same components plus omega 3 fatty acids for the skin and coat.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 13, 2013, 01:32:22 AM: I wish I could find a dry food my Hound could eat. Everything I've given him so far causes ear infections. Even the hypoallergenic types. So I've been having to make his food. He eats better than me and my hubby, lol.
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Post by: AWS on May 13, 2013, 12:23:21 PM: I use Purina 1 because I can get it anywhere. My dog and I are on the road for 6 months hunting and it is in convenient to pack more than 20#s of dog food. I can usually find what I need in the nearest grocery store or Wahlmart. All our dogs do well on it. When we are hunting hard he gets a can of Purina dog food along with it.

My hunting partner uses some designer dog food and on some of the trips we go on his dog food out weighs his personel gear(he runs two dogs).
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Post by: Happy Gilmore on May 13, 2013, 12:40:20 PM: Designer foods are great for dogs with issues. All the rest of them will do fine on a quality name brand food. People think higher the protein the better the food. Can be quite the opposite effect. Dogs need a balance to maintain weight and muscle.

I don't think foods with grains are bad. More FC's have been made on dogs who eat foods with grain than the opposite. Grain free food is a pretty new thing in the big picture and history of trialing dogs. Obviously, field trial dogs are the highest level performers who have their activity highly monitored all day long. I know there are some good hunters who can go out and work their butts off but, they are not given the specific attention and daily observation as a professionally trained dog worth a few hundred thousand dollars so, I don't find many stories all that relative. Especially, when the handlers are experts at with dogs and have 30+ years experience and hundreds if not, thousands of dogs under their belts.
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Post by: AspenBud on May 13, 2013, 02:13:04 PM: Quote from: Happy Gilmore on May 13, 2013, 12:40:20 PM
Designer foods are great for dogs with issues. All the rest of them will do fine on a quality name brand food. People think higher the protein the better the food. Can be quite the opposite effect. Dogs need a balance to maintain weight and muscle.

:yeah:

I'll simply add this. Dogs are not cats, as in they are not pure carnivores like cats. They may not be wild, but like their wild counterparts they eat more than just pure protein. That's not to say it's not important, it's just that their diet is more complex than just meat.
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on May 13, 2013, 02:17:06 PM: I like Loyall brand- i get mine at Big R and feed my hounds 2-3 cups per day. They work HARD and keep some weight on. If they start to lose I'll add some corn oil or bacon grease to their food.
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Post by: WRL on May 13, 2013, 09:03:03 PM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on May 13, 2013, 01:32:22 AM
I wish I could find a dry food my Hound could eat. Everything I've given him so far causes ear infections. Even the hypoallergenic types. So I've been having to make his food. He eats better than me and my hubby, lol.

"Some" dogfoods that don't have corn or wheat in them still have "gluten" (from either corn or wheat). Look for a grain free food.

Taste of the Wild and Nature's Domain have both worked with dogs I have had that had allergies.

WRL
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Post by: Forks on May 26, 2013, 05:37:10 AM: str8uppointers which Black Gold are you feeding?
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Post by: ribka on May 26, 2013, 11:51:43 AM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on May 13, 2013, 01:32:22 AM
I wish I could find a dry food my Hound could eat. Everything I've given him so far causes ear infections. Even the hypoallergenic types. So I've been having to make his food. He eats better than me and my hubby, lol.

I switched to Taste of the Wild. No grains additives. Not cheap though

Cut down dramatically on my dog's ear issues and scratching

I rub inside of ears with tea tree oil too.
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Post by: Huntbear on May 26, 2013, 01:18:41 PM: Diamond Brand - lamb & rice..

only thing that will not give my GWP the squirts or bad gas.
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Post by: MadMooner on May 28, 2013, 09:49:29 AM: The Costco big blue bag of salmon and sumptin'? My dogs do great on it and its priced well.

Second choice is Purina Pro Plan.

Purina does a lot to support hunting dogs so they get my business when I can.
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Post by: Worldhunter on May 28, 2013, 09:51:12 AM: The red bag Costco brand
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Post by: fethrduster on May 28, 2013, 05:29:07 PM: I've been using Pro Plan Sport, made for athletic dogs, and my setter seems to do well with it so far. I think I will write down the ingredients though and compare with the Costco brand after reading these posts. If the ingredients are basically the same but I can get more for less, then that's a no brainer.